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Waddell Creek Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Waddell Creek surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 22 Aug 2025 PDT
How big are the waves at Waddell Creek today?
The current surf forecast for Waddell Creek at 12AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waddell Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 442 | 384 | 363 | 340 | 335 | 383 | 362 | 417 | 351 | 338 | 364 | 388 | 398 | 390 | 371 | 419 | 478 | 384 | 442 | 424 | 422 | 438 | 496 | 455 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:10PM 1.71 | 11:43AM 1.41 | 10:55PM 1.61 | 12:13PM 1.43 | 11:39PM 1.50 | 12:39PM 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:06AM -0.14 | 5:12PM 0.59 | 5:40AM -0.04 | 5:55PM 0.52 | 6:12AM 0.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Cruz
Continuing clean conditions at Waddell Creek (calm at Boulder Creek 15 km from Waddell Creek). 1.4m 7s swell from the NW with a 0.5m 13s groundswell from the SW and a 0.4m 14s groundswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 18 min ago
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